Reel-fastener for fishing-rods



ed Dec. 14,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. THOMAS H. OH'UBB, OF POST MILLS, VERMONT.

REEL-FASTENER FOR FISHING-RODS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,511, dated December14, 1880.

Application filed May 10, 1880.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. OHUBB, residingin Post Mills, county ofOrange, State of Vermont, haveinvented certain Improvements inReel-Fasteners for Fishing-Rods, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to the manner of securing the reel of afishing-rod to the butt of the latter, whereby the surface of such buttis left intact, my present improvement being intended more especiallyfor rod-butts composed of different varieties of cane, in which theremoval of the outer enamel is objectionable for I also avoid the laborand expense of cutting a recess for reception of the I reel-plate.

- surface of the butt to receive the reel-plate and prevent the reelfrom turning or shifting its position upon the butt, a fixed ring beingsecured to the butt at the lower end of the recess, under which one endof the reel-plate is inserted, while a loose ring is employed .to slipover the opposite end of the said reel-plate, thereby confining the reelto the rod, while, lastly, a narrow stop-ring is employed to preventescape of the loosering last named.

' In Fig.3 of the drawings the butt of the rod is shown at A, the recessat a, the fixed ring at b, the loose ring at c, and the stop-ring at d;

In addition to thelabor and expense of producing the recess a, it marsthe surface of the butt in any material, but especially in the case ofbutts made of cane the removal of the enamel disfigures and weakens thebutt, and is objectionable in other respects.

' In Fig. l of the drawings above named, A represents the lower portionof the butt or first joint of a fishing-rod and in carrying my presentimprovement into practice I dispense with the recess a before alludedto, and to pre-.

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vent turning or shifting of the reel upon the rod I employ a short tubeor sleeve, B, to encompass the butt, and I strike up in or add to theupper end of such sleeve a swell or inclosure, 0, which is adapted toreceive the lower end ofthe reel-plate and confine itclosely to thesurface of the butt.

Above the sleeve B, I employ a loose ring, D, and a stop-ring, E; butthe ring D is necessarily larger in diameter than it the reelplate werelet in flush with the surface of the butt, and the outer periphery ofthe stop-ring must project a greater distance from the surface of thebutt to correspond to the increased diameter of the clasp-ring D.

To provide a stop-ring which may be manufactured at small cost andpossess the requisite lightness, I strike up from thin metal, as shownin Fig. 2 of the drawings, in lieu of a brazed ring, as heretofore.

In addition to the advantages before named as accruing from myimprovement, I am enabled to change the position of the reel upon thebutt, should it be desirableto so do, to overcome the bend or set of thebutt, for the reason that by the use of the sleeve B, with its socket,the butt is not disfigured or scarred, and it is only necessary toextract the pin which secures the sleeve to the butt, and turn thesleeve upon the butt to any desired extent. Of course, in such an eventthe rings of the butt must be changed to correspond to the change of thesleeve.

Heretofore the swell or socket G has been formed of an independent pieceand soldered or brazed to the tube. I reduce the cost and greatlyenhance the appearance.

I claim- In a fishing-rod butt, the following elements in combination:the unbroken or undisturbed surface of the butt, as a seat to thereel-plate, the fixed sleeve with its swell orlsocket, the enlargedloose-fitting clasp-ring, and the enlarged struck-up stop-ring.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afiixed my signature in thepresence of two witnesses.

THO. H. OHUBB.

